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employed. Theory and the results of experience indicate that 

 bleeding, say, to the extent of three or four quarts of blood, will 

 be advisable. To encourage the elimination of broken-up matters 

 from the blood, back-rake the animal (p. 649), give an enema 

 (p. 643), and inject eserine (p. 621), which can be repeated, as 

 may be required. Eserine has the immense advantage, in this 

 disease, of acting with remarkable quickness. If it is not avail- 

 able, give a ball of aloes, or a pound of Epsom salts in a couple 

 of quarts of water, and as much water as the horse will drink. 

 Foment the loins and hind quarters with warm water, or apply a 

 large hot bran poultice over the loins. Clothe the animal so as 

 to encourage his skin to act. 



The urine should be drawn off by means of a catheter from time 

 to time, unless the horse urinates freely. Or empty the bladder 

 by applying pressure on it with the flat of the hand, after having 

 passed the hand into the rectum. 



On the next and following days, give ounce doses of sweet spirits 

 of nitre, mixed in cold water, three times a day. If there be 

 subsequent constipation, give a pint and a half of linseed oil. 



Sixteen cases of hemoglobinuria in the horse were treated with 

 potassium bromide. In 15 cases complete recovery took place, 

 most on the 2nd or 3rd day, and the longest on the 5th day. 

 The 16th case had a relapse and ended fatally. 2 J tO' 2^ ounces 

 of potassium bromide were given in about half to three-quarters 

 of a pint of water, and the dose was repeated on the second day 

 in very severe cases. 



An intra-tra«heal injection, (p. 647) of 5 grains of iodine and 

 25 grains of iodide of potassium in an ounce of water may be 

 given daily for three or four days. All cases treated iii this way 

 made perfect recoveries. 



Another authority, after giving a purgative, administers from 

 one to two pounds of bicarbonate of soda on the first day, accord- 

 ing to the size of .the horse, and smaller doses on the second and 

 third days. 



The food, at first, should be light and laxative ; but as there ■ 

 is great subsequent debility, the strength should, after the acute 

 symptoms have passed off, be kept up by liberal feeding. The 

 affected muscles should be brought into work as soon as possible, 

 so that they may quickly get rid of the cause of the irritation. A 

 drachm of sulphate of iron may be then mixed through the food 

 daily, and a couple of quarts of beer also given. 



